Don't believe the hype: It's election season in Israel. Israelis are headed to the polls in 2019 and though the threat of an early election has passed for now, Netanyahu could still break up the government at any moment >>

Elections in Israel explained: Your ultimate guide to Netanyahu's next political battle. Israelis are headed to the polls in 2019 and though the threat of an early election has passed for now, Netanyahu could still break up the government at any moment >>

Head of Israel's NSC sent a top rabbi to pressure Bennett and Shaked, report says. Report says Meir Ben-Shabbat asked a leading religious Zionist rabbi to convince the head of the Habayit Hayehudi party to stay in the coalition ■ Natan Eshel, a close associate of Netanyahu, also spoke with the rabbi >>

Most Israelis don’t believe PM avoided elections because of security threats. New poll sees slight gains for Yisrael Beytenu after it bolted coalition and Jewish Home, which threatened to topple the Netanyahu government and trigger a national poll >>

Netanyahu declares end to coalition crisis: We have another year before elections. 'There has never been an Israeli prime minister who has successfully withstood such pressure,' Netanyahu said >>

Netanyahu fighting for his 'Mr. Security' image. Op-ed: The prime minister's speech Sunday is one of the most dangerous deliveries heard in recent years; Netanyahu strikes fear in our hearts, and could even launch military operations just to survive another term; the longer he succeeds in delaying the next elections, the more likely it is a military conflict might arise. >>

Netanyahu: Minister of War and fear. The prime minister's dramatic speech had all the elements of a Netanyahu performance: self-glorification, inspiring fear, blame; but until recently it was he who was seeking an early elections date. >>

Netanyahu's deterrence still works, at least on Bennett. Given the way Bennett subjugated himself to Netanyahu, it's doubtful whether he maintains much political bargaining power >>

Netanyahu's government holds together, for now, as key partner says he won't quit coalition. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, celebrated among his supporters as “the magician,” appeared to have once again pulled victory from the jaws of defeat Monday as a senior member of his coalition withdrew the threat of resignation, which could have brought down his government and triggered... >>

Poll: 58% of Israelis believe Netanyahu thwarted early elections due to politics, not security. Netanyahu declared early elections were a bad idea because Israel is going through a critical period where security concerns should trump political considerations >>

The coup against Netanyahu failed. Netanyahu left Habayit Hayehudi with two terrible options: Resign and be seen as petty opportunists, or stay and become a laughingstock >>